President of the technical sector of the Italian football federation for several months, former coach Mario Berretta spoke about his role in the columns of Gazzetta dello Sport. He first spoke about his missions: “Carry out training activities to improve the game at all levels. Giving impulses, finding ideas, following courses for coaches, maintaining contacts with UEFA… All this in collaboration with Renzo Ulivieri, director of the Coaching School. »
Berretta also addressed the priorities and major needs for young Italian footballers: “Rediscover the technical fundamentals, focus attention on basic training, promote educators. And de-dramatize the error: let’s give everyone the opportunity to make a mistake, without making a tragedy out of it. In my mind, it makes perfect sense to focus on training centers, yet few do so. But not everything has to be thrown away. Italians are a rather catastrophic people: when something goes wrong, we dramatize, but when things go well, we get enthusiastic. »
